ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45351
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 November 2002 |
| Time: | 18:12 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32RT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N31554 |
| MSN: | 32R-7885101 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3118 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bastian, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg, FL (LEE) |
| Bluefield, WV (BLF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While conducting a night cross-country, about 9 miles south of his destination, the pilot reported a break in the layer of clouds below him, and canceled his instrument flight rules flight plan. Radar data indicated that the airplane made a 360-degree descending left turn from 5,800 feet, to 4,700 feet, before radar contact was lost. The airplane impacted trees and rising terrain, at night, at an elevation of 3,896 feet. Weather at the airport, which has an elevation of 2,857 feet, included a broken cloud layer at 1,900 feet. Examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate altitude above terrain. Factors in the accident were the dark night conditions and the low cloud ceiling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021210X05581&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 18:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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